Silicon Valley Construction

When I bought my new home, I knew the kitchen would need to be completely redone. I was referred to Silicon Valley Remodeling by a friend, and I was really impressed. JT was extremely personable, when he came to scope it out and give me a quote, he immediately made me feel at ease. He and his workers did a great job, they installed new flooring, cabinets, and some really beautiful countertops. I couldn't be happier with my new kitchen!

JT was late getting to the job every day. I wanted my fence repaired and he rarely showed up before noon each day. Work quality was marginal at best.

I worked with JT and his responsiveness is excellent. I had a laundry list of various home handyman projects, the largest of which was to replace all the cabinet hinges in kitchen. The was a list that had been accumulating over hears and JT helped complete nearly all of it. While his services seemed a little pricey, it was worth it to me to get these things done timely.

Customer service handling was great.

He did not complete the job. All he needed to do was finish with putting a connector on. Because he did not do this I was without phone and internet for 5 days. He originally quoted me $250 for the job but the scope of the work changed to an easier job but the price did not change plus I paid for the parts.

He was on time very friendly and knowledgeable. His prices were a bit high but worth it for his work. He did a great job for us. I would definitely hire him again.

Very prompt, arrived when he said he would. Did a good job on my minor fix-it project.

Good solid work. Though surprises came up, JT stayed to finish the job. Home Advisor forces me to make a couple of false choices in identifying the work done, but the fact is that I had him replace the kitchen sink, some pipes under it, and two receptacles under it.

Prompt service, quality work.

He did a good job

He knew what he was doing and was very pleasant and courteous in every way.

We had some water damage and JT had to reinstall insulation, drywall, baseboard, and paint and texturize in several rooms. We were in a rush to get started because we could not install our hot water heater until he rebuilt the water heater closet. JT had other jobs going but he talked to his other clients and found time to squeeze us in. Besides doing a good job, he was reliable and communicative, meaning he arrived when he said he would and communicated decisions and problems right away and finished almost exactly when he said he would...it seems like obvious stuff but many contractors are not very good on the customer communication side. JT is also very upbeat and friendly and a nice person to have around.

He did the job well, and the price was mjch cheaper than Home Advisor quoted me.

Excellent job! He was professional and a nice kind person! I really appreciate the work & good job he did!

He was timely and courteous. The work was speedy yet quality.

very good

They are trustworthy.

My husband and I don't have the skills to do minor repairs ourselves, although I have played a major role in managing our various home renovations, etc. So I'm used to dealing with contractors. It was very difficult to get a handyman to agree to do minor repairs for us, since most want the big contractor jobs, and JT/SVH was very prompt in calling us once he got the referral from Home Advisor and was immediately available. He gave us a rather high estimate -- $1200 for fixing a doorknob, some grouting/caulking, and fixing a window apron--but we were like, okay, we don't know how to do this ourselves,so let's give it a shot. During the day he was here, however, it appeared that he wanted to take as much time as possible to do our repairs, so as to bill us for his hourly rate. He spent seven and a half hours: applying WD-40 to our doorknob, doing some caulking in our bathroom (a really terrible job, BTW, with gaps and spillage into other cracks), and cutting and shaping a piece of wood to replace a rotted window apron. He also did a quick snake-unclog of our master bathroom drain. There were multiple smoke breaks, taking other calls, etc., and lots and lots of wordy nonsensical explanations as to why things were taking so long. He would ping-pong from one task to the next, leaving tools at one unfinished station and going on to another. I don't believe it takes seven and a half hours to do all of these things. I have seen skilled contractors perform far more complicated tasks in a quarter of the time. And he charged us for the 7.5 hours in full, and then did not offer a satisfactory explanation of what our original $450 deposit covered, and said he had to return another day to finish the other bathroom and fix our kitchen cabinet. So we decided to terminate the arrangement after that first day, and leave the other tasks undone. We felt he was a) likely to over-charge us above and beyond the estimate, by claiming that minor tasks would take a really long time to complete and b) likely to do a not very good job, like with the bathroom caulking. On the plus side: our doorknob now works (we don't know how to take apart the doorknob to lubricate insides) and our master bath shower drain is unclogged and we do have a new piece of wood alongside the bottom of our window. If you feel like paying $1000 bucks for these tasks and then having your ear talked off as to why these tasks take FOREVER to do, by all means, hire JT. In retrospect, I would have preferred a handyman who said: Look, I can't make money charging you an hourly rate for these minor repairs, so can we negotiate a project fee so I can complete them quickly and then get out of your hair? Also would have preferred a handyman who knows how to do caulking/grouting.

He came in the last minute and came within an hour of calling.

Was not satisfied with the service.

Do not depend only on their expertise and do your homework before. I had some hinges to replace on a bathroom cabinet and the handyman got a bigger one. Now the doors do not match and the side drawers do not close on the side of the door worked on. I have to look for a better hinge and call him back...

Made time for me at the last minute and was prompt. Thumbs up!

I hired Tim to finish my remodel job after firing my previous GC who just basically petered out and started doing a shoddy job on the interior. Tim has been prompt and responsive. He's been on time with everything so far and has the expertise to work with the city, get me the right subcontractors, and get me through final inspection. Update: We passed final, thanks to Tim! It was a lot more work than anticipated to fix all the problems that the previous guy created. Tim was really awesome, responsive, and attentive to detail through the whole ordeal. I wound up giving him a bottle of champagne and a 20% bonus as a reward.